Continuity of Patient Care
"Continuity of Patient Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.
| Descriptor ID |
D003266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169 N02.421.585.169 N04.590.233.727.210
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| Concept/Terms |
Continuity of Patient Care- Continuity of Patient Care
- Care Continuity, Patient
- Patient Care Continuity
- Continuum of Care
- Care Continuum
- Continuity of Care
- Care Continuity
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Continuity of Patient Care" by people in Profiles.
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Cost-effectiveness of a complex continuum of care intervention targeting women and children: protocol for an economic evaluation of the Bukhali trial in South Africa. BMJ Open. 2024 May 13; 14(5):e080166.
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Statistical methods applied for the assessment of the HIV cascade and continuum of care: a systematic scoping review. BMJ Open. 2023 11 23; 13(11):e071392.
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Men missing from the HIV care continuum in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022 03; 25(3):e25889.
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Attrition in HIV care following HIV diagnosis: a comparison of the pre-UTT and UTT eras in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 02; 24(2):e25652.
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The South African National HIV Pregnancy Cohort: evaluating continuity of care among women living with HIV. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 05; 20(1):1662.
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Lottery incentives have short-term impact on ART initiation among men: results from a randomized pilot study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 06; 23 Suppl 2:e25519.
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Formative research for an mHealth program to improve the HIV care continuum in South Africa. AIDS Care. 2020 06; 32(6):744-748.
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Improvements in the South African HIV care cascade: findings on 90-90-90 targets from successive population-representative surveys in North West Province. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 06; 22(6):e25295.
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HIV testing and the HIV care continuum among sub-Saharan African men who have sex with men and transgender women screened for participation in HPTN 075. PLoS One. 2019; 14(5):e0217501.
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Hospitalization and post-discharge care in South Africa: A critical event in the continuum of care. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0208429.